Ram and Tara trying hard to sound positive and highlighting it is not just Pep going through this. Ram sounds and looks nervous trying to inspire. Looks like the changes coming will impact him! Sounds like he is signing off from PepsiCo.
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@nr AT position / role is a prime example of the nonsense organisation and “ fat” at PepsiCo . Academic / “ up my own a-s” stuff that is very limited relevance to making and selling fizzy drinks and salty snacks .
Any academic endeavour could be and should be contracted to specialist universities etc . Further the grandiose titles of some of the same such as “ adjunct professor “ …. Wtf . Absolutely meaningless and devoid of substance .
R and D has a lot to learn . Tara is a poster child / words at will … nothing more .
I’m all for bringing the science back to R and D but I reckon 50% of R and D could disappear and never be missed .
Two questions: Why do people like Antonio retire without sharing the full story? I bet he has countless experiences he would love to tell us. How do these departures happen so quietly, time and again? What does Pepsi pay them? Surely any book sales would surpass whatever compensation they receive.
@a5 he announced his retirement today. He did not retire on his own.
@a5 Tara is too busy pushing her own agenda to care.
AT is the remaining remnant of RL-era R&D SLT (aside from TG). So maybe he was told to retire. AT is a true scientist. R&D will miss him.
@a9 you won’t hear anything and rooms will be cleared and rebooked last minute. Good luck and may the odds be in your favour.
We in Europe have to go through consultations period if redundancies are going to be given and not hearing anything. I wonder whether if Europe may get a change but no redundancies? Not seeing rooms being booked or being asked to come to the office? Fingers crossed we will be ok!
Why is Tara not telling us about the org changes coming? No Antonio on call - sure he is retiring but was he told to retire? We know the McKinsy model is coming and we will loose the good members of the R&D team and be left with those who should be gone!